Hat and clothes rack.



D. NEUHAUS.

HAT AND CLOTHES RACK. APPLICATION FILED APR. q, 1910.

976,205 Patented Nov. 22, 1910.

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DAVID NEUHATTS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAT AND CLOTHES BACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 22, 1910.

Application filed April 6, 1910. Serial No. 553,683.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID NEUHAUS, a subject of the German Emperor, residing at borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat and Clothes Racks, of which the following is a clear, full, and exact description.

This invention relates to an improvement in hat and clothes hangers, the object of my invention being to provide a foldable hat and clothes hanger provided with a rotatable spider.

A further feature of my invention is a specially constructed device adapted to secure the spider in position relative to the arm therefor.

I will now proceed to describe my invention and finally claim the novel features thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof, wherein:

Figure 1 illustrates a side elevation of my improved hat and clothes hanger, partly in section; and Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the spider which forms part of my improvement.

Referring to the drawing, my improved hat and clothes-hanger consists of an arm 1, pivotally connected as at 2, to a bracket 3, in order that the said arm can be folded or raised upwardly when not in use. The bracket 3 may be secured to any suitable support A, such as a wall, or the like.

As can be seen in Fig. 1, the outer end of the arm 1 is bent downwardly as at 5 and carries, at the lower end of the bent-down portion, a stud 6. The stud 6 rotatably'supports a center-piece 7, which in turn supports a plurality of radially disposed removable hangers 8. The hangers 8 are made removable in order that other forms of hangers may be substituted, such for instance as a trousers hanger 9.

In order that the arm 1 will remain in the horizontal position, when in use, I provide the inner end of the said arm with a shoulder 1 which will abut the surface 3 of the bracket 3 when the said arm is inuse. The shoulder 1 acts as a stop to limit the downward movement of the arm 1 when it is lowered. The dotted lines 11 in Fig.1 indicate the folded or raised position of the arm 1.

By referring to Fig. 1 it will be seen that the spider indicated by A is carried by the stud 6 and not by the arm 1, that is to say, the centerpiece 7 of the spider does not come in contact with the arm 1. It will also be seen by referring to Fig. 1 that the stud 6 consists of a shank 6 over which is fitted the center-piece 7 The upper end of the shank 6 of the stud 6 is provided with a shoulder 6 and a threaded stem 6, which enters the arm 1.

When the spider A is placed upon the stud 6, and the stud 6 screwed home into the arm 1 the shoulder 6 of the shank 6 will 3' am against the lower surface of the portion 5 of the arm 1, thereby acting as a jam-nut.

The object of utilizing this form of support for the spider is to provide a device that will not back off or loosen should the spider be rotated when laden with heavy. clothing, that is to say,- if the stud 6 should be threaded right-handed, a left-handed ro tation of the spinder A will not back the stud ofi.

Having now described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. A hat and clothes hanger, comprising a bracket, an arm pivotally mounted on said bracket and having a shoulder adapted to form a stop, said arm being bent .downwardly at its outer end, a spider consisting of a center-piece and a plurality of hangers, and means adapted to engage the end of the downwardly bent portion of said arm, said means being adapted to rotatably support said spider.

2. A hat and clothes hanger, comprising a bracket, an arm pivotally mounted on said bracket and having a shoulder adapted to form a stop, said arm being bent downwardly at its outer end, a stud carried by said arm consisting of a shank and a threaded stem adapted to enter the end of the turned down portion of said arm, a spider carried by the shank of said stud and consisting of a center-piece and a plurality of hangers removably screwed into said centerpiece.

3. A hat and clothes hanger, comprising a bracket, an arm pivotally mounted on said bracket and having a shoulder adapted to form a stop, said arm being bent downwardly at its outer end, a stud carried by said arm consisting of a shank and a thread- I Signed at New York city, N. Y., this 4th ed stem adapted to enter the end of the day of April, 1910. 7 turned down portion of said arm, a spider DAVID NEUHAUS carried by the shank of said stud and consisting of a centerpiece and a plurality of Witnesses:

hangers, one of said hangers consisting of a JACOB C. SOLOIVIAN, trousers support. MEYER LEVY. 

